MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference announced the 2025 SSAC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Life's Pawel Wolny was named 2025 SSAC Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The junior business administration major has a 4.0 GPA. On the field, the goalkeeper earned Third-Team NAIA All-America honors after helping the Running Eagles to the SSAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships. He posted seven shutouts and an 0.9 goals against average.

Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team
Pawel Wolny, Life
Joseph McMahon, Mobile
Enrico Burigotto, Life
Asaph Silveira, Faulkner
Leo Freire, Faulkner
Kaito Nakayama, Life
Luis Carrasco, Dalton State
Aaron Sindhar, Thomas
Santiago Molina, William Carey
Daniel Mulero, William Carey
Lewis Green, William Carey

Additional Notes
· Burigotto, Nakayama and Carrasco also sport 4.0 marks, while Green has a 3.87 GPA
· Ten of the student-athletes earned All-Conference honors, while Silveira also received CSC Academic All-America honors
· To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standing, must be starters or important reserves, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have competed in 50% of competitions
· Graduate students and transfers must have completed one semester at the school